Japanese family introduction: listen for relatives

The idea

Listen for the family count, then match 父ちち and 弟おとうと to the information about each person.

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Examples

• 家族かぞくは四人よにんです。There are four people in my family.
• 父ちちは先生せんせいです。My father is a teacher.
• 母ははも先生せんせいです。My mother is also a teacher.
• 弟おとうとは肉にくを食たべません。My younger brother doesn't eat meat.
• 弟おとうとに絵本えほんを読よみます。I read a picture book to my younger brother.
• 妹いもうとは家いえで日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうします。My younger sister studies Japanese at home.

Watch out

A familiar word alone may not answer the question. Check the whole utterance and use the transcript to confirm what you heard.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct answer: 家族かぞくは何人なんにんですか。（四人よにん／三人さんにん）

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   四人

   四人よにん — 四人よにん means four people in the speaker’s family.

2. Choose the correct answer: 父ちちは何なんですか。（先生せんせい／学生がくせい）

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   先生

   先生せんせい — 父ちち is the speaker’s father; 父ちちは先生せんせいです says he is a teacher.

3. Choose the correct answer: 弟おとうとは何なにを食たべませんか。（肉にく／パン）

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   肉

   肉にく — 弟おとうと is the younger brother; 肉にくを食たべません says he does not eat meat.

Use it today

Ask a partner to read the dialogue aloud twice. Note your answers, check them against the transcript and retell the exchange.